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cia3ra 's review for:
Sorrow and Bliss
by Meg Mason
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I picked this book up at exactly the right time. I found bits charming and funny and some bits absolutely heart splitting. I didn’t mind about the undisclosed mental illness discourse, I think that’s a clever way to navigate such a complex subject and refrains readers from diagnosing themselves.
What I did have an issue with was as soon as Martha was medicated, she realised her true ‘purpose’ in life was that she wanted a baby all along. A woman reduced back to her primal form, it made me feel uncomfortable as someone in their 30s who struggles with mental health and does not want children. Was the author insinuating that if I got well I would then want a baby? It just didn’t sit right.
Martha as a character had a lot of plot potential and I feel her ending was just a fade out.
What I did have an issue with was as soon as Martha was medicated, she realised her true ‘purpose’ in life was that she wanted a baby all along. A woman reduced back to her primal form, it made me feel uncomfortable as someone in their 30s who struggles with mental health and does not want children. Was the author insinuating that if I got well I would then want a baby? It just didn’t sit right.
Martha as a character had a lot of plot potential and I feel her ending was just a fade out.